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The Kozuka (utility knife) were seldom made by the same sword smith. Nice Edo period wak; not the same smith as Ichihara Nagamitsu (gendai, WW 2). A good first find. Much better than my first sword.
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When does collecting stop?
Rich S replied to Peter Bleed's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Possibly at death? Haven't tried that yet though. -
Does buffing exclude polishing ?
Rich S replied to Francis Wick's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Guessing, but perhaps the previous owner did not know the habaki could be removed. ?? Maybe a good thing or the tang would be buffed also. -
Looks a bit like a Saotome plate. No idea about lacquer, but agree with Barry.
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Not to mention their mates.
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I don't know what they are called, but I have a trisho (my name for them) of Saotome tsuba.
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I can't translate it for you, but I believe it is a traveling Buddhist shrine.
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No, I don't think a Ichihara Nagamitsu variant.
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I suspect more of the latter.
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I agree with Brian - likely the front of a katana that has been "cleaned" by someone with no knowledge of Nihonto. It shows some Hamon, forging flaws and a badly sanded(?) nakago(tang). IMHO, it is/was part of a genuine sword. Mihail - Welcome to the forum. You did better than my first buy. Nihonto takes a lot of study and seeing good swords to really appreciate Nihonto. I know that you may not have much opportunity to see good swords in Bulgaria. I suggest looking at the dealer and collectors sites in the links section. Would be a good starting point. Again welcome. You have begun a long, interesting and at times difficult study. Good to have you aboard.
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For me, my various collections (and there have been many) over the years have never been an investment. Just groups of things I liked, enjoyed and found interesting. I've bought and sold/traded many thousands of $$$ in stuff over the last 70 or so years. Some I guess I made a little money on, some I didn't -never mattered - just things I enjoyed playing with for a while. The collectibles market is EXTREMELY volatile with various stuff coming and going out of fashion. IMHO, don't ever count on a collection of anything being an "investment".
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"Stock Answers" feature. Check this out.
Rich S replied to Brian's topic in Forum Technical Details and Maintenance
Brian Is that really needed? I thought that is what a FAQ is for? BTW, I still can't get the topic toggle to keep in place from login to login. Doesn't matter whether I stay logged in or not. (Sorry,no sleep,cold here, just forgive grumpy old man.) -
Home-made accessories for nihonto
Rich S replied to Janrudolph's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Johan Very nice work indeed. I especially like the Kinai tsuba design. Did you make the katana kake also? Rich